Sunday, January 12, 2025

Grand Bohemian Hotel Holiday Market/ The Traveling Penny/Resin Art

This hotel was a fabulous addition to downtown Greenville. The Holiday Market is outside every year in front of the hotel, and it is so well done. We found a wonderful vendor, The Traveling Penny. It is a young couple who have a traveling charm bar. They are available for pop-ups and private events. Go to their site to see the adorable "truck" they use for travel. Abby found a necklace with a coin charm. They can adjust necklaces for any length. We enjoyed the sites in the lobby of The Grand Bohemian and the view of The Falls in downtown Greenville. There were two resin paintings in the lobby that were gorgeous! I instantly thought of Mark Nelson who does the resin paintings at MAGallery and shared them with him.

                      Grand Bohemian Holiday Market
           The Large Tree in front of the Hotel
                 Fireplace in the center of the lobby
                 Stunning Jewelry Display in lobby
                   Large Acrylic Resin Painting on metal 
                   with light behind it...in lobby

     Large Acrylic Resin Painting on metal with light
                behind it...in lobby..."Tree of Life"
           Both of these paintings were available for                                 purchase...$14,000 and $16,000


           


Saturday, January 11, 2025

Antiquing in Greenville, SC

This year Abby and I went to Greenville, SC to spend some time with Amanda, Jonathan, and Harper. I rented a wonderful Airbnb near their home, and we spent two nights. Abby and I got to steal a few moments to check out some neat antique places. Artifacts was one of my favorites. The shop had antiques on one side, an interesting garden area, and artists' studios on the other end. 

                       A greenhouse area off the back
                     Large Mary, Joseph, & Baby Jesus
                    Large Structure in Garden Area
               Another large structure in Garden Area

The Rock House Antiques was another neat place for antiques.  There were different vendors there. It was voted..."Best Antique Store" in Greenville this year.










Friday, January 10, 2025

Starting 2025 with Snow in Madison, Georgia!

Madison started off 2025 with Snow! It was beautiful for about three or four hours. Then the temperature fell, and it started melting. Here are some of the scenes from this rare snow day!

                              Val & Lilith
                               Harper
                           Alyson

                                       Zoe



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